The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-02

large delegation of colored people and
colored military company. In the afternoon
a special train brought another colored mil
itary company and still larger crowd of
colored people, while the regular passenger
train brought the O. NJ. Mitchell Post, No.
Il, G. A. R., fifty strong, accompanied by
some three hundred other white persons.
They were joined at Marietta by the color
ed military company, of this place, and five
or six hundred colored and white people,
which swelled the throng to at least two
thousand persons. Rev. George Leonard
CLANCY, Of Atlanta, was the orator of the
day, and delivered very appropriate and
patriotic address, generous in thought and
sentiment Mr.. CLANCY recognized the
fact that the war had been over twenty
three years and nothing but kindness, unity
and fraternal feelings should exist between
the sections. His speech was well received
by all right thinking people The crowd was
very orderly in every respect They brought
no whisky with them aud found none here.
consequently there was no drunkenness, no
fights and no arrests
-DIED.-Col James Welsman Brown, of
this place, died in Atlanta, en- last Tuesday
night The Colonel had been in failing
health for some months and finally had to
give up business He came to Marietta
from Charleston, S G., number Of years
ago, and by his gentlemanly bearing, cour-
tesy and integrity Of character won the es-
TEEN and confidence Of our people, and de-
seryedy so. During the late war he was
the youngest Colonel in the Confederate
service, being only % years of age at that
time. He was brave in war and generous
in peace. His death is deeply regretted by
our entire people. During his residence in
Marietta he lost his first wife, and suisse
quently he married Miss Nutting who sur
wives him. He leaves several children.
The sympathies of the entire community 90
out to the bereaved family. The funeral
takes place at St James Episcopal Church
this Thursday morning at 10 o'clock
An unknown negro man from Atlanta
was here Decoration day mingling with the
large crowd of negroes, with his hands full
of samples OF calico which he proposed to
sell them at two cents yard. take their
names and money, and deliver the goods
some other day free OF charge, as he said
he passed up and down the road frequent
ly, and it would be no trouble for him to do
SO. Strange to say a number of negro
women paid him twenty-five cents piece
with the expectation that this stranger
would send them l24 yards of two cent cali
co. Two negro women from Big Shanty
ordered their bundles left with Mr.. B. Fl.
Carrie. The calico sample dealer had a
regular picnic and the gullible negroes bit
like hungry fish.
While the five hundred negroes were at
the depot Monday afternoon to see the
visiting negroes depart for Atlanta the
special train ran down from the sideing on
to the main tract; to the depot A negro
girl, named Lila Campbell, attempted to
run across the track in front of the engine
She was knocked down in the middle Of the
track and rolled over several times, when
the pilot pushed her off to one side, with
ont harming her in the least, but certainlyl
gave her bad scare. If the train had been
running fast, she would have been ground
into mince meat 1t was narrow escape
from a hor. IDLE death.
On Thursday last while a pair of Mr..
Chuck Anderson's fine horses were hitched
to a carriage, at the livery stable they
started off before the driver, Brad, mounted
the drivers seat The driver grabbed the
reins of one horse and Mr.. Chuck Anderson
sprang in front of the other horse and
caught his reins. Brad, the driver was
thrown to one side and bruised, but Mr.
Anderson held on with view Of stopping
them. He did SO very successfully for a
few seconds when the horses turned and
threw him against a machine wagon, in
juring him internally He suffered good
deal Thursday night but we are glad to
know he has about recovered
We are glad to see movement on the
part of some OF our citizens to establish
Bank in Marietta. An application will be
made to the Legislature next month for
charter for the establishment of the
Marietta Loan and Banking Company.
There is promise Of ample capital from par
ties as soon as the charter is obtained.
Everybody will have a chance to take stock
in it that desires 1t will be a success flom
the beginning.
When Rev w. D. Anderson moved to
Athens, he left very fine COW with Rev
W. d. Shea as he did not wish to part
with her She having been owned by him
number Of years. On Thursday afternoon
the coz vas turned out of the pasture to
20 home and in crossing the railroad track
she was run over and killed by the Rome
passenger train. The capacity Of the COW was
tour gallons OF milk per day, having given
that much the day before she was killed.
-PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The examination of
teachers 1or Public Schools of Cobb county,
will be held al the Court House in Marietta
June 10Th and 18th White teachers, Thurs
day 10th Colored teachers, Friday 18th
Applicants must have recommendations
| from District Trustees before examination
W r POWER Commissioner
"A home insurance company is one
thing, il organized. wopld be "a successful
institution in Marietta There is enough
property in Marietta and Cobb county, an
nually insured, that would give it a splen-
did send off in business Everybody who
nsures should take stock in it.
-Huy your shoes Of Hirsch & Son.
--IMroRrANY The stockholders and 9TH
ers interested in the Marietta Loan and
Building Association will please meet at
the office of Hon. A. s. Clay on next Mon
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